Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz delivered one last enthralling chapter to their rivalry in 2025 at the ATP Finals.
After both stars advanced to the championship match comfortably, Sinner defeated Alcaraz in straight sets to secure back-to-back crowns in Turin.
The final, which marked their sixth meeting of the season and 11th overall, lasted two hours and 15 minutes, with the home hope emerging victorious 7-6, 7-5.
Following their instant classic in the Roland Garros title bout, each meeting between Sinner and Alcaraz has been highly anticipated by tennis fans.
Millions tuned in for their matches at Wimbledon and the US Open, and now, the viewing figures in Italy for their ATP Finals clash have been revealed.
The TV statistics in Italy for the ATP Finals championship match
As per journalist Giuseppe Candela, between free-to-air channel Rai 2 and Sky, a total of 6.7 million Italians tuned in for the match between Sinner and Alcaraz.
Rai 2 enjoyed the majority of viewers, with 5,429,000, while Sky added another 1.3 million onto the sum, according to Tennis World Italia.
The final took a 35.7% TV audience share in the country, surpassing the 34.3% share of the World Cup qualifying match between Italy’s national football team and Norway, which took place the same evening.
Candela described the figures as ‘historic’, with Sinner skyrocketing the popularity of tennis in Italy this year.
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The story of Jannik Sinner’s incredible 2025 season
Sinner recorded a phenomenal season on the ATP Tour and finished as the year-end number two, with a tally of 57 wins and six losses.
He added two more Grand Slam titles to his name by clinching his second Australian Open, and securing a maiden Wimbledon championship.
The 24-year-old also reached the final of both Roland Garros and the US Open, but fell to his rival, Alcaraz, on both occasions.
In total, Sinner won six tour-level titles, having also emerged victorious in Beijing, Vienna, Paris, and the ATP Finals.
Sinner raked in $19,114,396 (US dollars) in prize money during 2025 to add to his career sum of $56,632,426.
He spent nine months at world number one, but conceded the top spot late on in the season to Alcaraz.
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